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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09
.sSODA-WATER.''

The drinking of, so-called, ''soda-water"
is becoming more and more general.
There are nearly seven thousand fountains
in Boston alone. They are found not only
ia drug stores, but in restaurants, bar
rooms, confectionery stores and retail
merchant establishments One house in
the city has a f~ountain which cost between
five and six thousand dollarsi
All are familiar with the effervescence
aad foam That attend the mixing IN water
ofcarbonate of soda and tartaric acid. As
the term ''soda'' is applied both to the
fountain and to the drink issuing from it
one naturally supposes that there is soda
in the foaming fluid he is taking.
1t is not so, however. The water is
charged with carbonic acid, and is flavor
ed and sweetened with some one of the
various syrups. The carbonic acid gas is
forced into water with a pressure of one
hundred and eighty pounds to the square
inch, and it is the escape of this gas, when
the faucet is turned and the water flows
into the tumbler, that causes the foaming.
The gas was formerly obtained from car
Donate of soda. and hence the present name
which still clings to it; but it is nov OBJ
tanned from marble, which is a carbonate
of lime. Marble is simple lime and car
bonic acid chemically combined. The
union is a weak one. Sulphuric acid has a
much stronger affinity for the lime than
the carbonic acid has, and upon being
poured on powdered marble, releases the
carbonic acid, whichis then absorbed by
the water. It makes no difference with
the drink W neither the carbonic acid is OBJ
tanned from soda or from marble, since
nothing but the acid passes into the water.
In, and in the ne~ighborhood OF, large
cities, the sellers Of saltwater do not
charge their own fountains. Ii is done
for them at large central establishments.
The question has been put to us if soda
water is wholesome. Almost any acidu-
lated drink is pleasant in summer, and it
often meets a real need of the system.
Probably carbonated water is as whole
some as any.
We should advise less of she syrup han
is commonly taken, partly because, even if
pure, it is not very good for The stomach.
@Plain soda" is better than soda with
syrup, and, after a little time, quite as
pleasant as that.
We believe that care is taken to have The
water pure, and to keep the apparatus free
from corrosive matter, and when this is
done, no harm is likely to result from a
moderate resort to the Fountain Yonth's
Communion.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09
THE PENALTY OF PROFANITY.

The average small boy ofthe present day
is seldom at loss for something to say, even
in the most embarrassing situations. Bob
by, a precocious youth of six summers, had
been indulging in profanity, aud. in order
to escape the punishment for which his
mother had made preparations, he erawled
under a barn aud remained there in 4 state
of siege for the greater part of an after
noon. When bis father returned at night
and learned how matters stood he made
his way, with much difficulty, under the
barn in search of the boy. "Hello. pa"
said Bobby, cheerfully, as his sire ap-
preached, you been swearing, too9'-
Boston Record.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09
PLAGUE OF

The Lord said unto Moses, go in unto Pha
raoh, and tell him, thus saith the LORD COO
OF tne lreoreWs: ~ Let ny peoafe 20 70 'n iet t tm1S
go and wilt hold them still, behold, the hand
of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the
field, pom the horses, upon the asses, upon
the eanels, upon the oxen, and upon the
sheep: there shall be q very g%ricvous murrain
And the Lord did that thing on the morrow,
and all the cattle of Egypt died.-Exoa. lN'
l,2,3,6.
At Memphis the OK Apis is kept in a
sort of sanctuary, and is held to be a god.
In front of the sanctuary is a court, in
which there is another sanctuary for the
dam of Apis. Into this court Apis is let
loose at times for the purpose Of exhibit
ing him to strangers.-Strabo.
Still the awful signs proceed, and in the
fifth, the plague of murrain, Apis, the
first of animal deities, one of the incarna-
lions of Osiris, the god of agriculture, and
the most popular deity throughout the
land of Egypt, that Apis which was
stalled in a golden manger, and fed to the
SOUND of music, with p%erfumed oats and
straw from golden plates, that bovine
deity, who bleated o~racles, and whose very
excrements were holy-who was supposed
to be born of a virgin GOV by the direct in
huence of the rays of the moon, and upon
whose life depended the welfare of Lower
Egypt, the same Apis then became hope
lessly smitten with the same murrain,
whereby the less sacred domestic cattle of
Egypt were destroyed. So important was
the birth of the Apis, that his discovery
was a triumphant festival-his death a ma
tional mourning. That time of mourning
was now come, 81 am the Lord; and
against all the gods of the Egyptians ]
will execute judgment."-FdiM and Free
Thought.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09
MIDSUMMER.

Around this lovely valley rise
The purple hills of paradise;
Oh, softly on yon banks of haze
Her rosy face the summer lays!
Becalmed along the summer sky
The argosies of cloudland lie,
Whose shores, with many a shining rift,
Far off their paarl-white peaks uplift.
Through all the long midsummer day
The meadow sides are sweet with hay:
L seek the coolest sheltered seat
Just where the field and forest meet
Where grow the pine trees, tall and bland,
The ancient oaks austere and grand,
And fringing roots and pebbles fret
The ripples of the rivulet.
l watch the mowers as they go
Through the tall grass, a white-sleeyed row
With even strokes their scythes they swing,
In tune their merry whetstonesr ring;
Behind the nimble youngsters run
And toss the thick swaths in the sun;
The cattle g~raze-while warm and still
Slope the broad pastures, basks the hill:
And bright when summer breezes break
The green wheat crinkle like a lake.
The butterfly and the bumble bee
Come to the pleasant woods with me;
Quickly before me runs the quail,
The chickens skulk behind the rail,
High up the lone wood-pigeon sits;
And the wood-pecker pecks and fits,
Sweet woodland music sinks and swells,
The brooklet rings its tinkling bells.
The swarming insects drone and hum,
The partridge beats its ~throbbing drum,
The squirrel leaps along the boughs,
And chatters in his leafy house:
The oriole flashes by-and look,
Into the mirror of the brook
Where the vain bluebird turns his coat,
Two tiny feathers fall and float.
AS silently, as tenderly,
The dawn of peace descends on me;
oh, this is peace-I nave no need,
OF friends to talk, of book to read;
\ dear companion here abides.
Close to my thrilling heart he hides;
The holy silence in his voice,
lie, and listen, and rejoice.
Il G.. Whittier,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09
vOL ".
STONE THE WOMAN.


Yes, stone the woman-let the man go free.
Draw back your skirts lest they perchance
May touch her garments rs she passes,
But 10 him put forth "a willing hand
To clasp with his that led her to destruction
And disgrace. Shut up from her the sacred
Ways of toll, that she no more may win an
Honest meal,-but ope to him all honorable
Paths where he may win distinction.
Give him fair pressed-down measures of
Life's sweetest joys. Pass her, o maiden,
With a pure, proud face, if she puts out
A poor, polluted palm, but lay thy hand in
His on bridal day and swear to cling to him
With wifely love and tender reyerencc,-=
Trust him who led a sister woman
To a fearful fate.
Yes, stone the woman-let the man go free.
Let one suffer for the guilt of two
Is the doctrine of a hurried world,
Too out of breath for holding balances
Where nice distinctions and injustices
Are calmly weighed. But, ah, how will it be
When men shall stand before the one true
Judge? Shall He, the Searcher of the bidder
Heart, in His eternal and divine decree,
Condemn the woman ana forgive the man?
The PhiEdnfhropiSt.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09

At the recent entertainment Of the Elks
in this city a small boy showed up for din
ner without either Of his parents, who
were stopping at the house.
s.What will you have for dinner" asked
the colored waiter as he placed a bill Of
fare before the small guest.
The infant looked it over a moment, then
run a %cheerfully dirty f~orefinger through
the entire list.
sBring it all, he said, in a tone Of au-
thority, "'eept cabbage. Cabbage ailus
makes me sick, an | promised man !
wouldn't get sick this trip nohow. -
| Detroit Free Press.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09

A simple test for gold is as follows: Take
a piece of flint and rub against it the me
taIlic object % be tested until the latter
leaves a sufficiently marked trace upon the
stone. Upon bringing the flame Of a sui
phur match in contact with the spot the
latter will remain intact lift has been made
with gold, but will disappear il the eon-
trary be the case.-Bosfoa Herald.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-09
The

of the Grand Army of the Republic. Major
George S. Merrill. Few remedies are
better known in this vicinity than sulphur
Bitters; their sale has been very general
throughout this section, and the number
of reliable and well attested cases of bene-
fetal results and recovery by their use. is
large and beyond dispute.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
A Plea for the Snake,

The common prejudice against snakes
finds no supporter in DR.. Abbott. He
has proved that many varieties arc the
farmers and gardeners best friends, and
has harmlessly tested ON himself the Bit
ing powers of several kinds usually sup
posed to be poisonous. The common
water snake is one Of these; our author
states that they are vicious but not VEN
omous; ''they do not hesitate to bite if ir.
ritatcd, but the result is like the prick of
a pin" This snake he has found, from
frequent experiments, does not require
constant access to the atmosphere, but
can live for days in we'll aerated water.
Another much libeled snake is the ''hog
nose often called ''tathead' or '.atlder.''
DR.. Abbott disbelicvcs in the power of
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
4 Strange Absence of Lifo.

Another popularity Of the Saguenay,
which adds to it's inlpressiveness, is the
absence-the almost total alsence-of life
upon it. For forty miles the yacht sailed
on between its mountainous sides, and
from the mouth to Cape Eternity, save
the white porpoises near the entrance, I
never S1w bird or fish or animal of any
kind. 1t was in truth solemn sail. The
pilot said scarcely a word during the en-
tire passage, and sat Mt the helm and
steered, silently looking. The wind was
strong, blowing straight up between the
lofty sides as through a funnel, with the
force of half a gale, and the yacht raced
through the black water, leaving Il long
wake OF white froth astern; but being
sharp at the stem and narrow in her lines
she cut the dark current like knife,
noiselessly. Once thought saw II seals s
head. but it vanished and l Yves not sure,
and in all that forty miles of flight, wind
driven, with the August sun shining
brightly in the sky, saw no gull flying
overhead. no loon upon the water, no
hawk or eagle circling above the lofty
cliffs, nor any animal, whether small or
great, moving along the shores. Surely,
1t was strange sail, and could only look
and marvel at the solitude through which
was so noisclessly passing.-W. II. II.
Murray in New York World.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11

die, assulne more self reliance here than
American women know. They are rcso-
lutte. full Of good health, are fond Of c5iel-
else and take 10 the sports of the held
with the men, They do not expect inc
attention which American women ">Htanu;
vet | think English ladies are treated "Itn
courtesy rs real and substantial rs thc No-
men Of any other country. There may iiot DC
ouitc SO .,uch obsenr,ious courtesy shown
tncrn, but in those clements oI c&@cclatlon
which really teDdto make up one e's hap
pines. there is as much attention r&lu
women in England as anywhere i'll the
world. II is an old country Hnd IL GUS
toms arc well established. There IS not
the 1t,lc of ceremony that most people
think. and there is /. great deal 10 conf
mend in what American women find
strange ut first, but would very soon fall
into ''-Frank \. Burr'ss Letter in New
lu.l. World
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
Tho biscuits We Fat.

The modern biscuit has very many
more shapes and forms than did the bis
cult of our grandmother's days. Then
the only thing thought to be entitled to
the hallowcd name of biscuit was sort
of plain light cake, made of flour, cream
and soda, that was wholesome and took
the place of bread for the morning or
evening meal. These light. flaky, grand
mother biscuits We're generally served
hot, with fresh yellow butter and honey
or maple syrup, and u person who did not
relish such meal was pronounced sick
or in possession Of an unappreciatiye ap-
petite. In modern cookery there is q
variety of biscuits. A host of different
shaped cakes and crackers are now called
biscuits. The cakes are sweet, as ar?
also some varieties of crackers which go
under that name. The grandmother bis
cult was designed to be eaten hot, but the
modern biscuit is made with II view to
last for weeks, and not consumed until
cold. There are q number of biscuit fac
tories in Chicago that do u large business
in their line, shipping their goods to all
parts of the country. They are made in
different shapes-square, round OF scol-
loped-and one grade is cut to represent
various animals. There are also the
brown flour biscuits and the oatmeal
cakes, ginger snaps and cracknells, all
going under the general head of biscuits.
These bakeries occupy extensive buildings,
employ hundreds Of hands, and, in fact,
constitute one Of the prominent industries
Of the city.-Chicago Herald.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11

No reward could induce Tie negro SURF
men on The North Carolina coast 10 walk
along the beach at ni:.I.t. cspe"iailE .iur-
ing q storm. when the ligltnin& IS fash
inc and the huge white capped 'arraEers
come sputterin., in on the s4'1o,' leach.
The ilnagjne they can see III t'lo ul4os-
phorcscent light the forms Of sailors WHO
were lost at sea. riding in astride OF the
huge billows. On account of this super
sti,un it has been found impossible to in
ducc negro toastlnen to enter the lie
saving service. no matter how well
adapted they may be for the work. The
tedious night patrol along the desolatc
seashore is what they object to. The
average seashorc negro would almost
rather die than to encounter the vague
form of q departed sailor man IN the SURF
cr on the beach. Brooklyn Citizen.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
: i.:'<,i> i cars e: Skinned 1.:iI..

l.,@li~ !.ci'i',t Who is one OF The best
i,Uoy,A t'~c'MAl!> III South ,1cr.e,. cc,c-
'rat2l .!.>' other day his third .:!Nivcr-
...ly ii 4 si;i.':2:Gl, milk dict NJ. I;url4,
il l2".c, timely formed lnuu ot about
lii!G' wears IL AZ, ;lia weighs, about two
hundred l~urds. Three years ago he was
afflicted with dysrcnsia and kidney
troubles AMI Wa# advised by his rhvsiciau
to try Il diet Of :l>iinmc,l milk exclusively.
He triel tho remedy for !. cc1,ple OF
months and WAS SO benefited hy tn, dict
that he determined to try it for /, ycar.
At the expiration Of the latter period Mr..
Hcr'Ist's' health was almost perfect. Far
from becoming thin or cl,,aciatctl from the
long continued use of skinned milk, his
form was, ii possible. even more ro,und
than before. and by the advice of his
doctor he decided to adopt skinned mill,
as his exclusive diet permanently. For
three years he has, eaten or drank also-
lutely nothing, hut the article named-not,
even wairr-and declared to his friends
who visited him yesterday that he pro-
posed to continue skinned milk and dis
pense with steaks, bread and butter and
beer for the rest of his phiIadelnhio
News
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
Enormous Railroad Figures.

In an address on the business of the
London and Northwestern railroad (lLng-
landD recently delivered, some figures are
presented that. on account OF their mag
ntudc, arc exceedingly interesting. That
great railroad corporation now has /. cap
ital Ct Clio, 600. 900 (about $3.50. 900, 0OO,.
or about tho same capital rs that OF the
southwestern group Of railroads in this
country, although the latter havr nearly
ten times AS many miles of road. The
revenue of the London and NorthWcstern
is about $50, .n0O annually. Il has CO.
0GO ''serN;lnta," or, rs We would say in
this country, ''enployes.' lG. 900 of whom
are employed in LOCOMOTIVES construction.
Although tl.a read, with all it; Branches
is very litt.r longer than the pennSyiva-
nia r.,ir0;:ii, with its leased lines (c,ciU-
Eivc O, those west OF Pitt#Duree}, yet the
London and Northwestern runs; through
such . l>0pniol.& >lntry til;Ir it carries an
nualy to.NjO,O ,O0D p2eapt gers and ~. 2.OD0-
600 to:sS OF freight. The conrHuy OWNS
: coo engines, witch register y mileage
:nniuH!ly OF over ;,t.C0O, COO ,ni,2.:. nearly
$4,000 miles :: day, O.'.!l% 4" hour, or 10A
per minute. Tho engines collectively
make Il .i,'u:Uey in four hours r:iuivulCut
- that oi going round the world, and 50
ssrcAt is tho Wear and tea: that one new
engine has to be brought into use every
five days. These are wonderful figures to
be presented by y single railroad company
only sixty years after the construction OF
the first locomotive aau its introduction
on railroads. They arc strongly suggest.
i've OF the possible revolution to be brought
about in another half century by the ap-
| plication OF electricity 10 the movement Of
| trains S-rGilaGclDhin T.cIwcr
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
UNDER E.7HER'S lNFLuENCE.
ExDcricnce of u Patient While in the
Hands Of the Surgeon.

Experience of q Patient While in the
Hands OF the Surgeon.
The doctor go. out his ether apparatus
and soon compounded Il smell like a pho
tographcr's shop in oldcn days, while out
Of the corner Of my eye could see the
surgeon, who had taken off his coat and
pulled some guards over his wrists and
arms, arranging his weapons in neat
row on the dressing table. When the
doctor had his medicine ready he placed 1t
over my nose and mouth, with instruc-
tions to breathe deeply two or three times.
The apparatus for giving ether consists Of
box, in which the compound is placed,
and an oval india rubber mask. very plia-
bic and flexible, projecting from it, with
q tap which allows communication be-
tween the two parts to be cut off or estab-
lished at will. The mask part was placed
over my face. and I inhaled deeply once or
twice, with the only result that Twas seized
with Il choking cough, which, however,
was soon followed by a pleasant and rest
full sensation.
felt as it 1 We're gently doing off on
warm summers day, SO l closed my eyes
and placed my arms down by my sides,
that they might not interfere with my
breathing. The doctor bent over me and
raised an cyelid, but ] was wide enough
awake to say: ''Not yet, doctor" I was
rapidly going, though and l felt was begin
ming to lose consciousness. The light seemed
gently to fade away, giving place to dark
ness that was not awful or horrible, but
soft and restful. There was no giddiness
or singing in the ears, but silence and
darkness settled down over me, and then
red veil seemed to come from beneath
my eyes and to float away into the increas-
ing gloom, gradually diminishing to red
spot, the only speck of light left. Slowly
this faded away, and sight, hearing, voli-
tion and every sense with it. / had n dim
consciousness of existence, but my very
life seemed far away, buried under soft
masses of darkness. l do not know
whether spoke, but my brain was a
blank, and not II thought cu,ssed my
mind.
All was numb, dead and still, the 81
lence Of the grave; but with a faint, un-
definable consciousness somewhere that
this was not death, but only the suspen-
| sion of life. Darkness was all around;
not a darkness that might be felt, but one
that filled everything, covered everything
with black, impalpable and all pervading
presence. Gradually and softly as it went
the light came back again, with no startled
wonder as to where | was, for almost be-
fore I could shape thought instinctively
remembered my position, and knew the
operation was over. The figures in the
room grew distinct and clear. half rose
up in bed, and then horrible feeling of
nausea and pain rushed upon me. had
lain down strong and well. woke up
weak and throbbing with pain under my
bandages. "Splendid, "cried the surgeon,
checrfully, call over, first raie! Not much
more than II quarter of an hour over it.''
During my trance they had cut and carved
me, scwed me up and handaged me with
out my knowing that had been touched.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
Notice to CO.OWner.
l." i!e"ry Lucas and Henry Neill:

l." Henry Lucas and Henry Ncill:
. Nou are hereby notified that / your co,,,cr
nave IN a'rordancc with section 1894, Revised Stat.
"ss @ OF The Cnited States. have expended in labor
claim, situated in Blue Win. min,nc district. R,
Nerhcad county: Montana Territory, an amount for
,hc , purpose o, holding said claim, according to
less you contribute Your portion, amo,n,inv 20 S,n
"'- 'oo. together with interest and costs. within
ninety Gays after the hrs, publication uf this notice
become ns,o'n. the property OF the undersigned who has
made the expenditure provided Ev law in such
IHNrcs rT ->-,,r,x> ~"
' -A'S' .>'' 'H>,. sn,*
The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11

y chance for inventors is offered by tho
German minister 'f war, who will give A
prize oi 5000 marks (Sl.e5N for the nest
improved c',rtrihsr hox.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-16
The TEXTBOOK QUESTION.
That Mass Meeting of tho Federated
Trades in San Francisco.

That Mass Meeting of tho Federated
Trades in San Francisco.
The San Francisco papers YESTERDAY con.
tain reports of the meeting held on Satur.
day evening, at Metropolitan Temple, by
the Federated Trades concerning the State
textbooks for the public schools.
Ex-senator ]. NJ. Day, the first speaker,
said the proper officials should be held ac-
countable for its rigid enforcement.
Thomas ]. Clunie thought the attempt
to render imperative the State textbook
law was an outrage, and charged that the
State Superintendent wished to make the
system odious before the people. The
books sold by the book rings at 81 so
could be made and sold by the State for q
cents. The law to secure such results as
these must be carried out The speaker,
from statistics in his possession. said that
when the books are ready for distribution
the number will be short by 10000 read
ers. Is 900 spoilers and 10000 arithmetics.
On the conclusion of his remarks, saws
the Call, sombody in the audience called
out, Sit down." General Clunie, in a
voice of anger, replied :" If the man who
SAID that will come on this platform will
either sit him down or he will sit me
down." General Clunie then said / see
the man he is representative of the Ne
vada Bank. He is a dirty whelp and a
contemplate puppy. Turn him out A
number of the audience sprang toward the
party indicated, and several taking him by
the shoulders pushed him up the main
aisle. He was followed by a crowd who
kicked at him. and struck him, and after
hustling him out of the door, threw him
down stairs. The excitement ran high for
time. The man so treated was ]. S. An
gus, Secretary of the Anglo Nevada Assur-
ance Company.
E. G. Anderson read some resolutions
which were adopted, calling on the towns
of the State to hold meetings and insist
upon the law being carried out
Charles A. Sumner spoke at length and
asked: "What has caused the textbook
law to remain imperative ?" Heanswered
the question by saying: The book ring
which represents S5O,OO0,0O / don't say
that the State Superintendent is influenced
by this ring, but say he is either ignorant
or he is interfering and trifiing with the
administration of Justice"
Several other topics, such as the bakers
| and brewers strikes, were also discussed
| but neither the State Superintendent no.
the Governor were charged with being 7e
| sp0nsible for these.